for the sixth time this year, president obama is back in the bay area. he arrived at sfo just before 2:00. and he has a full schedule of fundraisers planned through the evening. starting with a small event at the intercontinental hotel in which supporters are paying $40,000 a pop to attend. >> he needs to get as much money going as he can to deal with the election in the battleground states. >> reporter: cal state east bay political science professor david baggin says with democratic dominant california pretty much in the bag, the president's really here for one purpose. >> we're a wealthy state. we're the biggest donor state. we're the state that both sides, even though we're a heavily democratic state, both sides are going to come out and take advantage of that silicon valley money, hollywood money, that california gold. >> reporter: sharon hoffman is one of the handful of folks who paid top dollar to chat with the president in an intimate setting. and she is thrilled. >> it's a roundtable that is actually taking place apparently at a square table wher